Varadkar, Leo

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 712 No. 3

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Priority Questions - Ministerial Meetings

Asked the minister: the senior bankers and bank representatives that he has met with to discuss the lack of credit available to small business and the outcome of those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the m...More Button

The reason I tabled a question on this matter is the ongoing concern expressed by many of those who run small and medium sized enterprises that they are not securing access to working capital. The Mi...More Button

Exactly what was achieved by the meetings? What commitments did the Minister secure from the banks?More Button

Priority Questions - Job Losses

Asked the minister: if he will report on the workings to date of the inter-agency team that he set up, comprising of Enterprise Ireland, FÁS, Industrial Development Authority Ireland, relevant county enterprise boards,...More Button

I thank the Minister for his response. The announcement of 900 voluntary redundancies in Cavan, Navan and Blanchardstown came as a body blow to all those areas, not least my own constituency of Dubli...More Button

I appreciate what the Minister stated. I suppose, however, that he must have some influence on the administrators, with whom I also met. Surely he could indicate to them that he would like the compa...More Button

Other Questions - Departmental Agencies

Asked the minister: the decision he has made on each of the recommendations of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programme report relevant to his Department such as creating a single funding s...More Button

I thank the Minister for his reply and I look forward — assuming it will still be my responsibility to do so after tomorrow — to examining the table to which he refers in great detail. I would not ag...More Button

That was the question which I asked.More Button

I would like to hear what is happening in respect of the recommendations that have been refused.More Button

I am confused by the Minister’s answer. If memory serves, the legislation to which he refers is the Competition (Amendment) Act 2010, which was recently passed by the Houses and which allows the Mini...More Button

I welcome the Minister of State’s reply. It is reasonable to say that given the profile of the State-sponsored bodies and agencies under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovatio...More Button

I would like him to respond to my question.More Button

No, it is not. That is rubbish.More Button

I again ask the Minister of State the question the Minister asked of Fine Gael in regard to NewEra. Is it not inappropriate to privatise VHI at this time given the current state of the capital market...More Button

I would like to hear a response from the Minister, Deputy O’Keeffe, rather than from the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher.More Button

Other Questions - Printing Contracts

This is the second time this session I have been promised a tabular statement. I am sure the relevant tabular statement has been already prepared. Would it not have been reasonable to provide Member...More Button

It is disrespectful.More Button

I appreciate that. This is an important issue. There is concern among the industry that small print contractors in particular are not being given a fair opportunity to tender for Government work. I...More Button

No one on this side of the House would oppose the rules of the internal market. I will examine the tabular statement provided by the Minister. It gives the names of companies but does not say if the...More Button

Other Questions - Loan Guarantees

I have some sympathy with what Deputy Morgan said. It seems that high level groups are the latest fashion in Government. I wonder if there is a hierarchy of groups. Are there medium and low level g...More Button

Has the Minister looked at the Chilean loan guarantee system, which is the preferred option of the Governor of the Central Bank? I think he is right about that, having read his lectures on the subjec...More Button

Private Members’ Business - Banking Reports: Motion

Amendment put.
No IndicatorVoted No More Button

Written Answers - Departmental Agencies

Asked the minister: if, further to parliamentary Questions Nos. 14 and 15 of 9 June 2010, in respect of the 53 fixed term contracts due to expire over the period to the end of 2012, the overseas offices to which those p...More Button

Asked the minister: if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 9 June 2010, the 24 posts referred to in his answer relate to the 53 requested posts by Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matt...More Button

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